NEW YORK — Will the Rangers put Dan Carcillo into their lineup for Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final Wednesday night, as expected?

Carcillo said he didn't know if he would be in the lineup.

Coach Alain Vigneault wouldn't say, indicating it would be a game time decision. But indications are that Carcillo, who has finished serving a six-game suspension, will replace Derek Dorsett.

"He would bring what he's brought to us all year long, his real good energy," Vigneault said of Carcillo. "He's been in these situations before. He's been a good player for us. If we do use him tonight, I'm sure he's going to be ready."

The Rangers, who trail the Los Angeles KIngs, 3-0, are facing elimination.

"That's why sometimes we make changes. We're expecting changes to be positive for our team," Vigneault noted. "Sometimes you can shuffle the deck with the lineup you have and sometimes you bring new players in the lineup to hope they can give you a spark.

"Every time we've needed players to come in for different reasons, they've usually cime in and done a pretty good job for us."

Carcillo was originally suspended 10 games for abuse of officials when he shoved linesman Scott Driscoll during Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Canadiens. After an appeal, the suspension was reduced to six games.

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Vigneault was disappointed no one asked him during the morning press conference what he told his team.

"I had my Netflix imitation ready this morning but nobody asked," Vigneault said, in reference to the coach in the Netflix ad.